MSR Dentistry

                                       Cone Beam Computed Tomography ( CBCT ) Cone beam computed tomography is a special type of dental x ray.It is mostly asked to take when your normal dental x ray is not sufficient or in case of detailed diagnosis. WHAT DIFFERS CBCT FROM OPG?           OPG ( orthopantomogram) is normal dental x ray ,where all dentist usually recommend is a Two dimensional x ray.It covers both your upper and lower jaw in two dimensional view.     CBCT is a three dimensional x ray.With the help of CBCT we can cover full upper and lower jaw,teeth,soft tissues,nerve pathway. Even Zygoma bone and Orbit can be examined in three dimensional view . WHEN OPG & CBCT? OPG  Diagnosis of decayed teeth  Dental infection  Fractures  Impacted teeth  Dislocation of jaw(maxilla or mandible) ...

                                                                           WHAT IS GUM DISEASE ? Peridontitis  is the advanced stage of gum disease.When more  plaque/tartar gets accumulated inside gums,it will be swalloen  and reddish.Then  leads to  gingivitis ,the early stage of gum disease. Untreated gingivitis cases ends up in periodontitis. In periodontitis,the gums will become weak, as there is more debris around them.Once the gums get weakend,there will be space between gums and teeth,we call this gap as POCKETS. We dentist usually measure the pockets as   1-3 mm,3-5,5-7mm and 7-10 mm using periodontal probe(instrument used to measure periodontal pocket). In case of 1-3 mm and 3-5 mm,there will be recession (lowering of gums from normal le...

                                                      CONSCIOUS SEDATION - SLEEP DENTISTRY WHAT IS SLEEP DENTISTRY ?                           Sleep dentistry is especially for patient who have more anxiety and fear.Sleep dentistry is also called as Sedation dentistry or Relaxation dentistry.                       There are some people who do not come to dental hospital due to fear for pain.This is called DENTOPHOBIA [fear for dentist].Sleep dentistry has been introduced specially for these people. Phobias like tryphanophobia (fear for needles) and latrophobia(fear ofor doctors) make a platform for dentophobia. Dentophobia usually comes due to direct or indirect negative experiences with any of these phobias. ...

                                 PREVENT ANXIETY DURING DENTAL TREATMENT        Many have a fear ,that they will have pain during dental treatment.This fear is the main reason for giddiness.Actually dental treatment is not painful. We at Dr.Vivek's Msrams Dentistry use painless injection system ,in which you will not feel even the prick of the injection.This makes you feel more comfortable beyond your expectations. We provide you with simple steps to manage your anxiety. 1.Be relaxed before you enter dental atmosphere. 2.Take some foods like juices,snacks before your dental treatment,so that you will not feel tired much 3.Keep your hands and body relaxed.dont tightened . 4.Do not close your eyes during any dental procedure,closing eyes will make you feel more anxiety 5.Do not shake your head during dental treatment,please raise your hand if you feel any di...

                                       PROBLEMS OF THUMB SUCKING IN CHILDREN Do your child do thumb sucking?Do you want to know ,how thumb sucking affects their oral health?We are here to guide you now. Thumb sucking habit starts in very early months of a baby.It is habit starting from mother feeding. U Sucking starts here & in the same feel babies start to suck the thumb . Thumb sucking is normal but prolong sucking leads to oral health problems. Mother only should try to avoid this problem in early stage.Babies tend to thumb suck often around 3 to 4 months,when their teeth are upto erupt.There are babies who have their first  teeth on their second month and some on their six or seventh month.We dentist divided them as early/normal/late teethers. SYMPTOMS OF TEETH ERUPTION 1. Bulging gums. 2.A small white structure (teeth) visible below the gum ...

                     DO YOU WANTS TO SAVE YOUR CHILD'S AVULSED TOOTH? Its very common situation where your child fell down and tooth comes out.But there is a chance to save the fallen out tooth. YES! we give you some ideas to save out the fallen teeth and replace the same once again. HOW FALLEN TOOTH IS REPLACED AGAIN? Once your child is fallen down and tooth came out,do not get tensed.Please follow the steps below First ask your child to wash their mouth with warm water.make sure they are not gargling ,just a wash. Avoid making them touch their bleeding site with hands or tongue. Immediately make sure that you put the fallen out teeth in milk/coconut water/saline . All these solutions will help out the teeth to be alive for long time. Then you can visit your dentist within 1 hours from the fall out time. TREATMENT PLAN We dentist will place the teeth again into the socket and make it stable using...

                                    WHY FILLING IS MORE IMPORTANT ? Our tooth has two parts.Upper  crown and lower part is  root.Crown is visible part and root is invisible part. Decay usually starts in enamel layer.When it reaches dentin layer  ,you will feel the sensitivity during intake of cold/hot items.And finally, when it touches pulp you will feel the pain. When decay is in dentin layer tooth colored filling can be done.But when it is in pulp region, there you have to proceed with Root canal  treatment. WHEN FILLING CAN BE DONE? Once the decay touches your dentin layer ,you will severe sensitivity ,when you drink hot coffee /tea  ,sometimes with food items like sweets & cold items like ice creams also.severe decay in dentin layer can be identified with sign of sensitivity even with normal water & air from ac rooms. In some c...

                                                    FIXED REPLACEMENTS When you have a missing tooth,you have two options for replacing it.One is fixed other one is removable. REMOVABLE REPLACEMENT  Removable replacement means you will get a denture with all your missing teeth.It is made up of acrylic plate,this will cover your entire jaw even you have single missing tooth.You should remove your denture during your sleep.Your denture can be removed and placed again by your own as per your need. FIXED REPLACEMENT Fixed replacement ,as the name indicates it will gets fixed into your mouth.you cannot remove it by yourselves.There are two types of fixed replacement are seen.one is BRIDGE other is IMPLANTS.for more details please  click here .                      ...

                                    DENTAL IMPLANTS & NATURAL  TEETH Dental implants is an artificial root that comes to occupy a missing tooth region.Once implantation is done,it gets osseointegrated into bone. Our natural teeth gets fixed to bone naturally,but implants gets fixed to bone by osseointegration.So implants also gets fixed to bone and mimics 99 % of our natural root of teeth.Root is the important part of tooth,once it gets stronger you can get and chew whatever you want.After implant process,crown will be given on the third day .After which your dentist will asks you eat whatever you wants.For first three months ,your dentist will asks you to avoid some hard and sticky items much.because we should give time for implants to get osseointegrate. once osseointegration is done,your replaced implant tooth will resembles your natural teeth about 99.9%. ...

                                       HOW TO MAINTAIN DENTAL CROWNS? Many people have doubts how to maintain dental crowns .Because all the dental treatment mostly have dental crowns.Dental treatments like Root canal treatment,Dental implants, Veneers,Smile designing ends up with dental crowns. There are many types in dental crowns to know more  click here . MAINTENANCE OF DENTAL CROWNS First half an hour from fixing the crown,you should not drink water.we dentist advise this ,because the cement that bonds crown and teeth needs time to set. Then for first three days go for soft food habit(idly,dosa,bread,rice) and avoid over chewing items (burgers,parrotas,chicken bones),because these may affect you chewing with new crown. And dont chew toffee ever with your dental crown.There is a chance of dislodgement of crown sometimes Immediately after fixing the new crown...